NEW ROAD. The road under construction linking the towns of Sta. Rita and Villareal in Samar province in this Oct. 11, 2021 photo. The PHP723.7 million concrete road project will link impoverished communities.(Photo courtesy of Department of Public Works and Highways) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here is now building a PHP723.7 million concrete road project that will link impoverished communities of Villareal and Sta. Rita towns in Samar province. DPWH Regional Director Nerie Bueno on Thursday said the 15.964-kilometer road project, which started last year is now 41 percent complete. It starts in Hinangutdan village in Sta. Rita town and traverses the villages of Sta. Rosa, Patag, Lam-awan, and San Roque in Villareal Samar. "Works involved in the road project are opening and concreting of a two-lane roadway that spans a length of 15.864 kilometers (kms) as well as construction of a 100- meter concrete bridge that includes abutme